Sujet
Joseph Priestley, English chemist and Presbyterian minister, 1860. Artist: Anon.
Légende
Joseph Priestley, English chemist and Presbyterian minister, 1860. Priestley (1733-1804) was a pioneer in the study of gases and is recognised as one of the discovers of oxygen. He also experimented with electricity. Priestley was a member of the Lunar Society, a dining club of scientists and businessmen from the Birmingham region, which included Matthew Boulton, James Watt, John Wilkinson, Erasmus Darwin, and Josiah Wedgwood. In 1794 he emigrated to America and published books on Unitarianism. From Chemistry by James Sheridan Muspratt. (London 1860). (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1860
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D08_174
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (6,5Mo) / 31,6cm x 39,6cm / 3729 x 4683 (300dpi)